PANEL: Breaking Barriers: How MWBE Certification Creates Opportunity in New York

18 Mar 2026
Government (Stage 5)
Chairperson
Elizabeth Crowley
Elizabeth Crowley, President and CEO - Building Trades Employers' Association
Speakers
Jason Clark
Jason Clark, Executive Vice President - NYS Division of Minority & Women's Business Development - Empire State Development
Jee Kwon
Jee Kwon, Assistant Commissioner, Chief Contracting Diversity & Industry Relations Officer - NYC Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC)
Tenisha Dyer
Tenisha Dyer, Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity - NYC Department of Small Business Services
Brandon Milliner
Brandon Milliner, Diversity Program Officer - WDF Inc.
Michael J. Garner
Michael J. Garner, Chief Business Diversity Officer - City of New York